Copeia

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1913, Copeia is a highly respected international journal dedicated to the publication of high quality, original research papers on the behavior, conservation, ecology, genetics, morphology, evolution, physiology, systematics and taxonomy of extant and extinct fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.

Copeia is published electronically and is available through BioOne.

Articles are published online first, and print issues appear four times per year.

In addition to research articles, Copeia publishes invited review papers, book reviews, and compiles virtual issues on topics of interest drawn from papers previously published in the journal.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Resource Partitioning in Fish Assemblages: A Review of Field Studies

  Citation: 611

  Authors: Stephen T.

• A System of Marking Turtles for Future Identification

  Citation: 523

  Authors: Fred R.

• Sexual Selection and Sexual Dimorphism in the Amphibia

  Citation: 382

  Authors: Richard

• Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. 1

  Citation: 375

  Authors: Alwyne, P. J. P., M.-L., J.-C., J., E.

• Codes for Natural History Collections in Ichthyology and Herpetology

  Citation: 356

  Authors: Mark Henry

• Application of Life-History Theory and Population Model Analysis to Turtle Conservation

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Selina S.

• Criteria for the Diagnosis of Hermaphroditism in Fishes

  Citation: 342

  Authors: Yvonne, Douglas Y.

• Biology of Amphibians

  Citation: 331

  Authors: Robert F., Henryk, Jerry J., William E., Linda

• Molecular Systematics

  Citation: 316

  Authors: Debra S., David M., Craig, Barbara K.

• Sexual Size Dimorphism in Snakes Revisited

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Richard